This Sunday, Aug 31 (the fifth Sunday of August), starting promptly at 10am at LSLK, we will watch The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Part I: A Way of Life, which “reveals the history of The Tibetan Book of the Dead and examines its traditional use in northern India, as well as its acceptance in Western hospices. Shot over a four-month period, the film contains footage of the rites and liturgies for a deceased Ladakhi elder and includes an interview with the Dalai Lama, who shares his views on the book’s meaning and importance.”

“Death is real, it comes without warning and it cannot be escaped. An ancient source of strength and guidance, The Tibetan Book of the Dead remains an essential teaching in the Buddhist cultures of the Himalayas. Narrated by Leonard Cohen, this enlightening two-part series explores the sacred text and boldly visualizes the afterlife according to its profound wisdom.”

Click the image above forKhenpo Samdup’s"Learning Buddhism"at Garchen Buddhist Institute.This new book is an excellent introduction to Tibetan Buddhist teachings!

Suggested Reading:

Click the image for H.E. Bokar Rinpoche's "Tara The Feminine Divine"at Amazon.This book is a great introduction to several of the 10am practices we do at LSLK every Sunday morning. Please check it out!

Suggested Reading:

Click the image for H.H. The Dalai Lama's "From Here to Enlightenment" (2013) at Amazon.This introduction to Tsongkhapa’s The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment is also a great introduction to the 11am practice we do at LSLK every Sunday morning. Please check it out!

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Click HERE to see "Indestructible Truth: The Living Spirituality of Tibetan Buddhism" by Reginald Ray atBarnes & Noble

Suggested Reading:

Click the image above to see Atisha's "Lamp For The Path To Enlightenment" with commentary by Geshe Sonam Rinchen (1997) at Amazon.Review: "Geshe Sonam Rinchen's lucid and engaging commentary draws out Atisha's meaning for today's practitioners with warmth and wit, bringing the light of this age-old wisdom into the modern world."—Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies

Suggested Reading:

Click the image above to see Ayya Khema's "Be an Island: The Buddhist Practice of Inner Peace" at Amazon